ruminate
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you ruminate on something, you think about it very carefully. 认真思考[正式]
He ruminated on the terrible wastefulness that typified American life. 他认真思考了美国生活中典型且非常严重的浪费问题。
2. V-I When animals ruminate, they bring food back from their stomach into their mouth and chew it again. (动物)反刍[技术]
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ruminate /ˈruːmɪˌneɪt/ (ruminating,ruminated,ruminates)
剑桥词典
ruminate verb [I] (THINK)
formalto think carefully and for a long period about something
沉思，长时间思考
She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not. 几个星期她一直在反复考虑是否要告诉他真相。
ruminate verb [I] (EAT)
biology specialized(of particular types of animal ) to bring up food from the stomach and chew it again
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